Improvement in printers  composing-sticks



0. F. GROVER. Printers Composing Stick.

No. 204,432. Patented June 4,1878,

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OLIVER F. GROVER, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF HISRIGHT TO WILLIAM QUAIL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN PRINTERS COMPOSlNG-STICKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 204,432, dated June 4,1878; application filed April 25, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER F. GROVER, of Middletown, Middlesex county,Connecticut, have invented, made, and applied to use Im= provements inPrinters Composing-Sticks, of

which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, making part of this specification, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, in which? Figure 1 is a front Viewof my improved composing-stick. Fig. 2 is a top view of the forwardportion of the same; Fig. 3, a section of the knee, showing the stud inthe same, through the line :0 w of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, an end View of theknee and clamping device; Fig. 5, a view of a section of the shell,showing the groove in same; Fig. 6, a section of Fig. 2 at the line y 3In the drawing like parts of the invention are pointed out by the sameletters of reference.

The nature of the present invention consists in certain improvements, asmore fully hereinafter set forth, in the construction of printerscomposing-sticks, the object of the invention being to provide for theholding of the portion of the stick known as the knee, when adjusted,firmly in position, so that all danger of the same from slipping ormoving is obviated.

To enable those skilled in the arts to make and use my invention, 1 willdescribe the'construction and operation of the same.

A shows the shell of my composing-stick, provided with the back B andend piece C.

The back B is provided, at or near its lower portion, witha longitudinalgroove, b, extending its full length, and intended to receive the studc, placed upon the forward side of the knee C near its base.

0' shows the knee of the composing-stick, composed of a horizontalsection of metal, one end of which is bent or swaged up at right anglesto it.

Both the horizontal and vertical portions of the knee are made of aheight corresponding to that of the back B.

The knee is provided with the stud c, placed upon its forward side nearthe base, and intended to snugly fit the groove 1) in the back B.

D shows the clamp intended to retain the knee C in the desired position.

The rear portion of the clamp is swiveled to the back of thelongitudinal portion of the knee, and the metal of its upper portion isturned over and down and forms a lip, d, so that after the knee has beenadjusted in position the lip d will extend over and can be depressed soas to embrace or extend over the longitudinal portion or back of theshell A.

A finger-rest, e, for facilitating the depres sion or elevation of theclamp D, is formed by continuing and properly shaping the clamp D inprocess of manufacture.

Such being the construction, the operation is as follows: The stud 0,attached to the knee C, fills the groove 1) in the back of the shell A,serving to guide the knee C as it is moved within the shell A for itsadjustment, and assisting the clamping device Dto hold the knee 0'firmly in position when adjusted to the desired position. Theclamping-device when depressed will have its lipped portion thrown overthe back of the shell, and, bearing upon the same, will, in conjunctionwith the stud and groove, hold the knee in the desired position, andprevent any slipping, jostling, or movement of the knee While the stickis in use.

Having now set forth my invention, what I claim as new is- In a printerscomposing-stick, the combination of the following elements: a shell, A,provided with a back, B, and end piece C, the back B provided with alongitudinal groove, 1), to receive a stud, 0, upon the forward end ofthe knee 0, and a clamp, D, swiveled to the back of the knee 0, andprovided with a lip, d, and finger-rest e, constructed and operatingsubstantially as and for the purposes set forth.

OLIVER F. GROVER.

In presence of- E. WM. N. STARR, H. W. B. STARR.

